In the round-up: McLaren reserve driver Lando Norris says he’s hoping to get some time in the team’s car soon so he is better equipped to serve as a substitute should a replacement be needed for either of the team’s race drivers.
What they say
Norris, who tested the team’s MCL32 last year, was asked when he expects to drive their current car:
I haven’t been told the exact first day I’ll be in the car this season. I think one of the young driver tests I’ll be in. I’ve been preparing for that to make the most use of it I can. It’ll be an opportunity for, if anything happens to Fernando [Alonso] or Stoffel [Vandoorne], I’ll have a bit more of an understanding about the car, be a bit more confident in jumping in and doing a good job. It’s another day for me to improve and get to learn about Formula One. So hopefully one of the young driver tests or a Pirelli test I’ll get a bit more experience.
Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
A reply (in the comments) to a reader who told me I am “blackmailing me by encouraging me to pay so that the ads will go away…”:https://t.co/NFPUkzbcuH
— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) April 23, 2018
Lowest-rated race of 2016: Baku
Highest-rated race of 2017: BakuWhat will happen this year?#F1 #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/1JACXqUitm
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 24, 2018
Looking at the #919Tribute stuff leaves me really, really hoping @RENAULTedams bow out of Formula E/send off Gen 1 by taking one of their championship-winning cars, removing all the restrictions, whacking a tonne of aero on it and beasting it round an F1 track for a few laps.
— Hazel Southwell (@HSouthwellFE) April 24, 2018
Remarkably @yuhisekiguchi went on to finish second despite this attack from team mate @ryohirakawa in Sunday’s @SUPER_FORMULA race at @suzuka_event.
Race highlights here: https://t.co/ep6LYBhySi pic.twitter.com/1GToAhHDZC
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 24, 2018
Mercedes title sponsor @PET_Motorsports has now been announced as a “regional sponsor” of @F1, giving it “a number of rights” in China, Mexico and Italy. #F1
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 24, 2018